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14-2-6. Definitions.

As used in the Inspection of Public Records Act [ 14-2-4 NMSA 1978]:   

A.     "custodian" means any person responsible for the maintenance, care or keeping of a public body's public records, regardless of whether the records are in that person's actual physical custody and control;   

B.     "inspect" means to review all public records that are not excluded in Section 14-2-1 NMSA 1978;   

C.     "person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association or entity;   

D.     "public body" means the executive, legislative and judicial branches of state and local governments and all advisory boards, commissions, committees, agencies or entities created by the constitution or any branch of government that receives any public funding, including political subdivisions, special taxing districts, school districts and institutions of higher education; and   

E.     "public records" means all documents, papers, letters, books, maps, tapes, photographs, recordings and other materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, that are used, created, received, maintained or held by or on behalf of any public body and relate to public business, whether or not the records are required by law to be created or maintained.